Running with the Leopards

Saturday, March 26, 2011, we ran with leopards. Really, we did!

To start our weekend off Doran and I drove down to Salt Lake Friday after work and picked up our race packet and then met Cortney and Vicki for dinner. Gotta have our pre-race dinner. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Olive Garden.

Doran, Cortney and I stayed the night in Salt Lake.

Saturday morning we met Susette and Mark for pictures. And then we hopped the bus to the starting line.

Let me tell you....it was FaReezzzing up there.

The wind was blowing and snot was freezing.

If people weren't being brave and running around trying to 'warm up' they were seeking shelter from the wind. Susette found this blade and decided this would be a good place to 'cop a squat'. I couldn't join them very long because bums would freeze and go numb sitting on the ground.

Really, really, it was SO cold!!

Then it came soon for the gun to go off we all gathered together to huddle in a pack to stay warm.
Doran went to tighten up his shorts before we headed down the road. He looked down and the string was gone. What do you think he found?......the tag. Muah ha ha ha...the tag that is in the BACK of your shorts. After some laughing he ran off behind a semi (wind shelter) to switch them around. LOL!!! Sorry honey, but you are so funny. He made it back just in time for the "GO"!

Looky here. Are you shocked that Doran came in before the rest of us?
Go daddy!!

Then I came strolling in. Wait, I must have been going too fast because I didn't get a picture.

RUN, Susette, RUN!!

This was Susette's first 5k in many, many years. Way ta go!!
And I do believe she is saying....I'm tired.

And here comes BUG!!!

You're almost there, keep going!

This is also her first 5k. She did such a good job!

Her momma and daddy are so proud of her.

This was such a fun race and a fun time with great people!!!

It is actually Susette's fault that I signed up for the

Utah Valley Half Marathon in June.

Then she started looking at the Top of Utah Half Marathon (which is at the end of August) BEFORE she even ran the Utah Valley race and BEFORE she even ran her first 5k. She has such faith so I thought I would join her. Yep, I signed both daddy and I up for BOTH the Half Marathons. And all this with my injured foot. WHAT was I thinking??

This race just may make it on our "Yearly" run agenda.

So fun and mostly down hill!!

You know how I like down hill!!

Oh and they didn't have our times posted before we left so hopefully we will find out in a couple of days.

Neeext.....

Update:

          Doran 24:18

          Jody 29:19

          Susette 30:40

          Cortney 33:48